(This Oct. 31 story has been corrected to fix casualty estimates, in paragraph 6) By Aurora Ellis NEW YORK (Reuters) – Palestinian Americans and aid groups in the United States are raising funds for Gaza, which faces a deepening humanitarian crisis as the Israel-Hamas war enters its fourth week – but they have as yet …
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(Reuters) – A dozen leading U.S. news organizations collectively urged U.S. President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump on Sunday to publicly commit to debating each other during the run-up to the November election. “Debates have a rich tradition in our American democracy, having played a vital role in every presidential election of the …
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By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson said on Sunday he would try to pass aid to Israel this week after Iran’s mass drone and missile attack, but he did not say whether the legislation would also include assistance for Ukraine and other allies. Johnson, who is struggling to unify …
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By Jack Queen NEW YORK (Reuters) – When prospective New York City jurors gather for Donald Trump’s hush money criminal trial on Monday, it may be tough to find ones who don’t have an opinion about the brash businessman-turned-politician who began building his real estate empire in Manhattan decades ago. They will be questioned by …
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By Jarrett Renshaw and Gram Slattery SCHNECKSVILLE, Pennsylvania (Reuters) -Donald Trump again slammed the judge overseeing his first criminal trial during a rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday, comments that portend a rough-and-tumble several weeks ahead as the former president gears up for court. Trump is expected to be in Manhattan on Monday for the beginning …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. House of Representatives will make a change in its schedule to consider legislation that supports Israel and holds Iran accountable, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise said in a statement on Saturday. “The House of Representatives stands strongly with Israel, and there must be consequences for this unprovoked attack,” he said in …
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By Steve Gorman and Omar Younis LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Japanese baseball great Shohei Ohtani’s former interpreter was released on bond and apologized through a lawyer after appearing in court on a bank fraud charge accusing him of stealing $16 million from the Los Angeles Dodgers star to cover illegal gambling debts. Ippei Mizuhara, 39, who …
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By Joseph Ax (Reuters) – Thousands of reproductive rights supporters rallied on Saturday in Florida to support a voter referendum that would enshrine abortion protections into the state constitution, an effort Democrats hope will boost their chances to win the Southern state in November’s presidential election. Activists in Arizona – where a similar ballot measure …
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By Ted Hesson and Trevor Hunnicutt TUCSON, Arizona (Reuters) -U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday blamed Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump for the loss of abortion rights in Arizona, three days after a court there upheld a 160-year-old ban on the procedure. Arizona’s conservative Supreme Court sent a shockwave through one of 2024’s most …
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By Rich McKay (Reuters) – An 18-wheel truck with a loaded flatbed slammed into a Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) building on Friday, killing one person and injuring more than a dozen others in what a county judge said was a deliberate act. “This incident was intentional and done by the suspect who was …
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